In the Nature article, she says "It was actually one of the bigger compliments I've gotten."

Taylor's team at the Texas Heart Institute in Houston are on the forefront of groundbreaking research into "whole organ decellularization" -- essentially removing cells from hearts of animals and, yes, humans and using them build new hearts.

As BioNews Texas reports, "by repopulating the framework with other human adult stem cells and giving it a blood supply, the heart regenerates, taking on the characteristics and functions of a revitalized beating heart."